Landscaping the new Gardner wing

Near the new wing’s glass entrance lobby, tight groves of juvenile Chinese lacebark elm trees are planted in sunken containers and restrained in formal rows by traditional “guying” using bamboo and twine.
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Landscaping the new Gardner wing

Inside the courtyard of the Gardner Musuem's new wing, trees and plantings adorn the grounds.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
| January 13, 2012

The new wing includes a greenhouse along Evans Way.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
| January 13, 2012

The new working greenhouse is deliberately visible to the public.

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| January 13, 2012

The new sugar maples have vibrant fall foliage, chosen to compliment the blue-green patina of the new wing's exterior copper panels.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
| January 13, 2012

Near the new wing’s glass entrance lobby, tight groves of juvenile Chinese lacebark elm trees are planted in sunken containers and restrained in formal rows by traditional “guying” using bamboo and twine.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
| January 13, 2012

The trees can be so close together because the glass lobby is dedicated to temporary plantings.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
| January 13, 2012

Most of the older planting in the back of the palace are gone, replaced by a variety of species.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
| January 13, 2012

Trees were transporter into the courtyard of the new wing on Dec. 14, 2011.

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| January 13, 2012

The glass corridor between the palazzo and the new wing is lined with mature American hornbeams and evergreen Chinese lacebark pines with mottled bark to provide winter interest.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
| January 13, 2012

By shielding the corridor from sunlight, the trees planted around the glass corridor help prepare visitors' eyes for the lower light levels inside the historic building.